הָיָה
hâyâh · haw-yawHebrew · H1961
Derivation
a primitive root (compare H1933 (הָוָא));
Meaning
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
In the King James Version
beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
Translated as
be (23), was (5), done (4), pass (3), been (3), had (2), am (2), is (2), were (2), become (2), us (2), quit (2), came (1), thou (1), kept (1), use (1), caused (1), fell (1), lasted (1), so (1)
Where it appears
Found in 68 verses